Number 14th ranked UC San Diego (12-4) flew up to take on 8th ranked Stanford (7-6) on Saturday, March 1st for KP’S NCAA D I Match of the Week. The epic five set battle saw 56 tie scores and 19 lead changes. UC San Diego came out on top (24-26, 25-22, 22-25, 25-22, 11-15).
For the match the Tritons hit .339 and senior Anthony Cherfan led the way with 18 kills, hitting .326, five blocks and recording two aces. Redshirt Junior Josh Schellinger contributed 15 kills and hit .281. “The match was very high-level volleyball in an exciting environment that let to lots of memorable moments on both sides. Overall, Stanford was a little better serving, but we were able make up for it with some timely plays for our block and defense. The deciding factors in each set was whichever team was better executing out of system and in transition,” said UC San Diego Head Coach Brad Rostratter.
For the fifth and decisive set the Tritons played very…
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